milkipur by election – Way clear for Milkipur by election prestige for BJP and challenge of comeback for SP ayodhya up ntc
The way has been cleared for by-election on Milkipur seat of UP also. Allahabad High Court has rejected the pending petition of BJP leader Gorakhnath Baba. In this petition, a demand was made to cancel the nomination papers of SP candidate Awadhesh Prasad who won in the 2022 elections. Awadhesh has now become MP from Ayodhya-Faizabad and he has vacated this seat.
In such a situation, it is certain that in the coming days, there may be a close contest between BJP and SP on this seat. For BJP, this seat is a question of prestige and an opportunity to regain the respect lost in Ayodhya, while for SP it is a challenge to make a comeback in Milkipur and an opportunity to maintain the political lead over Ayodhya. Milkipur seat comes in Ayodhya parliamentary constituency.
Milkipur seat is very important
Recently, in the by-elections on 9 seats, BJP led NDA has won a bumper victory on 7 seats. SP has won two seats. The results of the by-elections have given a booster to BJP. Milkipur seat is very important for the party. Let us know what are the equations on this seat?
BJP has not opened its cards yet
SP has declared Ajit Prasad, son of Awadhesh Prasad, as its candidate from Milkipur seat. BSP has also announced its candidate. However, BJP has not revealed its cards. In 2022, BJP had made Gorakhnath Baba the candidate for this seat. However, he lost the election by 13,338 votes. Gorakhnath Baba had won the election from this seat in 2017. It is not yet clear on whom BJP will bet in the by-elections this time. Encouraged by the results of the by-elections, there is a long line of ticket contenders in BJP.
Why did Milkipur become a question of prestige?
BJP has achieved a spectacular victory in the Katehari Assembly by-election. After that, Milkipur would like to continue the winning streak in the assembly by-elections also. The by-election of Milkipur seat has become a question of prestige for BJP. This is the reason why BJP wants to enter this by-election with full preparation. BJP, SP and BSP, all three have been winning in Milkipur.
In the 2022 elections, SP’s Awadhesh Prasad got 103,905 votes from Milkipur. BSP’s Meera Devi got 14,427 votes and was at third position. BJP’s Baba Gorakhnath got 90,567 votes.
In 2017, BJP’s Baba Gorakhnath had won by securing 86,960 votes. SP’s Awadhesh Prasad came second. Awadhesh got 58,684 votes.
In 2012, Awadhesh Prasad got 73,803 votes. Second place Pawan Kumar of BSP got 39,566 votes. BJP’s Ramu Priyadarshi got 32,972 votes.
In 2007, BSP’s Anand Sen won by getting 60,515 votes. SP’s Ramchandra Yadav got 51,136 votes at second place.
In 2002, Anand Sen was a candidate from SP and he won by getting 54,545 votes. At second position was BJP’s Dinesh Pratap Singh who secured 51,459 votes.
‘SP spread lies in the name of Constitution’
UP government minister Jaiveer Singh, while talking to Aaj Tak, said that whatever was missing in the recent by-elections, we will make up for it with the victory in Ayodhya. BJP has got lead in Karhal and the margin of defeat has reduced. Similarly, now BJP will register victory in Milkipur seat of Ayodhya. SP has spread lies in the name of the Constitution and now it has come in front of the public.
‘BJP is scared of SP’
At the same time, SP MP from Ayodhya, Awadhesh Prasad told Aaj Tak, BJP is scared of SP regarding Milkipur. For this reason, CM Yogi is stuck there and has reached there several times to hold rallies. BJP has now accepted Milkipur as a national election. They have received information from organizations and agencies that BJP will lose badly there and SP will win, hence they worked to postpone the elections. Now if elections are held again, only SP will win.
Why were the by-election dates not announced in October?
Earlier in October, by-election could not be announced on this seat. The Election Commission had argued that the schedule has not been released for the seats for which election petitions have been filed in the court. In fact, after the results of the 2022 assembly elections, BJP candidate Gorakhnath Baba had filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court and appealed to cancel the nomination of Awadhesh Prasad. Gorakhnath Baba’s argument was that the license of the advocate who had certified Awadhesh’s notary affidavit had expired. Therefore, the nomination papers of Awadhesh Prasad should be canceled and I should be declared the winning candidate. As per the instructions of the Supreme Court, it is mandatory for the notary advocate to hold a valid license on the day of document authentication.
‘The order will be uploaded in a day or two’
However, after the ECI press conference, former BJP MLA from Milkipur Assembly seat Gorakhnath Baba approached the Allahabad High Court and requested to withdraw his petition. After the hearing, the court has rejected this petition. In such a situation, the way for by-election on Milkipur seat has been cleared. High Court advocate Ashok Kumar Shukla said that it will take a day or two for the order to be uploaded. The court accepted the withdrawal application of the former MLA and dismissed the petition.
‘The administration has made all the preparations’
The Chief Electoral Officer of the state will now send information about the by-election to the Election Commission. After that the Commission will announce the schedule of by-elections. The district administration has already made all preparations for the by-election. At present, political activities will once again gain momentum in Milkipur.
On June 13, Awadhesh Prasad had resigned from the membership of the Assembly. On December 12, six months will be completed since his resignation. Actually, there is a rule to hold by-elections within six months of resignation. There are still 17 days left for this period to complete.
